Iowa Ham And Corn Chowder Recipes

HAM AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion until translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Add potatoes and ham to onion; cook and stir until ham is heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Mix whipping cream, creamed corn, frozen corn kernels, milk, water, chicken bouillon, garlic powder, onion powder, and ground ginger into onion-potato mixture; cook over medium-high heat until potatoes are softened, 30 to 45 minutes. Season soup with salt and pepper.

CORN AND HAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, cook the onion in butter until tender. Add all remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20-30 minutes.

HAM AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Boil water; meanwhile peel and dice potatoes.
• Boil for about 10-15 minutes (soft but not too mushy).
• Meanwhile, dice up ham, onion, celery.
• In a large saucepan, saute the onion and celery in butter until softened.
• Stir in the flour and stir until well blended, then gradually add milk.
• Bring to a boil while stirring until thickened, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer about 15 minutes or until heated through.

HAM AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon to paper towel to drain, reserving 1/4 cup drippings in pan. Saute the onion, celery and green pepper in drippings for 5 minutes. Add potatoes and broth. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. , Place 1/2 cup milk and 2 cups corn in a blender; cover and process until pureed. Pour into saucepan. Add ham and remaining corn; simmer for 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in the butter, parsley, salt, pepper, pepper sauce if desired and remaining milk; heat through. Garnish with bacon.

CORN AND HAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Slice the corn kernels off the cob and reserve the cobs. Heat 4 tablespoons butter in a large pot over high heat. Add the thyme, onion, celery, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and all but 1/2 cup each corn kernels and ham; cook 1 minute. Add the potatoes, corn cobs and 5 cups water. Cover and cook until the potatoes are very tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the reserved corn kernels and ham and cook until the ham is browned, about 6 minutes. Add the scallions and cook until softened, about 1 minute.
• Remove the corn cobs from the soup and discard. Stir in the heavy cream and cook until heated through, about 1 minute. Ladle the soup into bowls and top with the corn-ham mixture.

CREAMY HAM AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• On a firm non-breakable surface, take a clean hammer and crack the middle of the ham bone so that marrow can escape during cooking.
• Place ham bone flat in the bottom of a pot and add enough water to just cover.
• Simmer over medium heat for 30 minutes.
• Remove bone and cut off the remaining tender ham meat; set meat aside.
• Turn up the heat on the ham broth and reduce down until you have about a couple of cups of broth, or to desired strength.
• Skim the fat from the broth.
• Melt butter in a large pan; remove from heat and mix in flour until smooth.
• Slowly add 1 cup milk, stirring constantly.
• Return pan to stove and cook on low heat until milk thickens.
• Stir the corn, the ham pieces you set aside earlier, dried minced onion, and minced garlic into thickened milk; then slowly stir in the remaining milk and the ham broth.
• Cook on low for about 15 minutes, but do not boil.
• Add salt, pepper, and paprika to taste.
• *Note: how much meat you leave on the bone is up to you, but I like to have a couple of cups of ham bits mixed into this chowder.
• Optional: you can add a cup of cooked, chopped potato chunks to the soup near the end of the cooking, if you like.

CHEESY HAM & CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place the first 8 ingredients in a 6-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low 8-10 hours or until potatoes are tender., In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and milk until smooth; stir into soup. Cook, covered, on high 20-30 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Add cheese, sour cream and parsley. Stir until cheese is melted.

CONTEST-WINNING HAM AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the celery, onion and jalapeno in butter until vegetables are tender. Stir in flour until blended; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until heated through.

CHEESY HAM AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Stir chicken broth, carrots, chicken bouillon, bay leaves, sea salt, pepper, thyme, marjoram, and garlic powder together in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook for 10 minutes. Add potatoes and onion; cook for 10 minutes more. Add celery; cook until all vegetables are fork tender, about 10 minutes more.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat and whisk flour into butter until smooth. Return saucepan to medium heat; gradually add milk to butter mixture, whisking constantly, and cook until mixture thickens, 6 to 7 minutes.
• Stir milk mixture into vegetable mixture; add corn, Cheddar cheese, and ham, reduce heat to low, and simmer until ham is heated through and cheese melts, 10 to 15 minutes.

IOWA HAM AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Combine onion, water, 1/2 cup chicken broth and potatoes in a large saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat about 10 minutes, or until potatoes are tender.
• Use a spoon or masher to crush potatoes.
• Combine margarine and flour; stir into potato mixture.
• Blend in remaining broth, stirring until thickened.
• Stir in corn, milk, ham and pepper.
• Cook on low heat until chowder is hot.
• Top individual servings with desired garnishes.

QUICK AND EASY CHICKEN AND HAM CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat bacon drippings in 6-quart Dutch oven or stockpot over medium heat. Cook and stir ham in hot bacon drippings until slightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add chicken and potatoes to the pot; cook and stir until the potatoes soften slightly, about 5 minutes. Season the ham mixture with thyme, marjoram, onion powder, and garlic powder.
• Pour cans of whole kernel corn, cream-style corn, and chicken broth into the pot. Stir milk into the mixture. Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the potatoes are completely tender, about 10 minutes.

IOWA CHICKEN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In Dutch oven over medium heat, cook bacon until crisp. Remove with slotted spoon. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the drippings.
• Add chicken, onion, and celery. Cook 10-15 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently.
• Meanwhile, in blender container combine 1 cup chicken broth and 2 cups corn. Blend on high speed until smooth, scraping sides occasionally.
• Into Dutch oven stir pureed corn, remaining corn kernals, potatoes, remaining chicken broth, and salt.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat to low and simmer, partially covered, 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Stir in cream, parsley, and pepper; simmer 2-3 minutes.
• Taste for seasoning.
• Stir in bacon.

CORN CHOWDER FROM IOWA

Steps:

• Brown sausage & onion. Drain grease.
• Add potatoes, spices, and water. Bring to boil, then reduce heat and simmer 15-20 minutes
• Add corn, cheese, and milk. Heat through. Serves 6.
• TIP: I usually brown up large batches of sausage and freeze in one-pound portions. Then, whenever I desire corn chowder, it's a quicker process -- I just throw in the browned frozen block of meat with the potatoes.

HAM 'N' CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine all the ingredients. Cover and microwave on high for 5-8 minutes or until heated through, stirring twice.